I'm starting to lose steam on taking photos and thinking about
taking photos. But, I did manage to capture a pretty decent
amount of our Saturday.
Take a look:
This Saturday, Max slept till almost 7:30. Amazing.
But, it still required my favorite instant coffee
from Trader Joes.
I enjoy my coffee while Max watches a show. Later,
when it becomes clear that we are not going to the
donut shop (as I had suggested) - I make myself eggs
in the microwave.
Max says, "mommy, I want to play". So, we head down
to the family rom. He's a little busy body this morning.
We play post man and deliver letters.
We play legos - and I'm impressed with how creative he's
getting with building different structures and cars. He's
also more than willing to share with me...which is a
welcomed surprise.
I spill some coffee and we clean it up together.
We also shoo Pecan away from all the toys...so she
ends up on the window sill.
Max watches an episode of Paw Patrol and I finish up
writing thank you notes from his birthday party. This
has been on my to do list forever and it feels good to
cross this item off.
Rob gets up around 9:20 and watches the end of the
episode with Max. We discuss me taking Max swimming.
This is met with lots of excitement from Max.
Before leaving, I load up the diffuser with the allergy
combo for Rob. He agrees to clean the bathroom and
grocery shop while we are gone. I know he's disappointed
that he can't work on the shed because we are going on
day number five of rain. Boo.
I'm under the impression the pool opens at 10:00 so
Max and I head to the Post Office to get his cards in
the mail. He opens up the slot and puts them all in for me!
Upon trying to buy stamps - I realize I left my wallet
at home, so we go home to get it.
I'm going to interrupt this by telling you about some pictures
I didn't take (in an effort to keep this real). We got the pool
about 10:30. The lady at the desk tells us it doesn't open
until 1:00. As you can imagine, Max is not pleased.
We are allowed to play on the indoor play structure while
I come up with a plan. This goes well until it doesn't.
Every time Max goes down the slide, he can see the pool.
He keeps asking when it will open. He starts to have a tantrum.
I carry him out to the car. This royally pisses him off. He cries
and cries and basically it's like his life is over. To the point where
he tries to take his car seat belt off and is sort of successful.
I pull into a parking lot - take him out of the car seat. Try to have
a rational conversation which is laughable. He is wearing no shoes.
It's raining. It's terrible. So, I put us both in the car until he calms
down. It takes about five more minutes but he finally calms down.
We each apologize and he gets happily back into his car seat
(that he was refusing earlier). We kill some more time at Target -
munching on Chex Mix.
About 12:15 we roll up to Auntie Stacy's and pick her up for
lunch. Max requests the "nuggie store" which is Wendy's.
We bring the lunch home to Stacy's. Penny (her dog) is super
excited to see us! We eat lunch and bribe Max with
Hershey kisses to eat more nuggets :)
After lunch, we play hide and seek (in which Max
hides mostly in the same spot with his feet sticking out).
We accompany Stacy to Giant Eagle to get the ingredients
for Taco dip. And, we pick up her prescription at CVS.
I honestly can't tell you how much I love hanging out
with Stacy. She is so great with Max. And Max loooves
her. She lets Max help give Penny some treats.
Once we get home - Max wants to "Ring Around the Rosie"
and bounce on the exercise ball before I finally convince him
to leave. He's become quite the negotiator lately. Always asking
for one more time. Or two more times. It's exhausting.
We get gas on the way home. I realize I forgot my purse
at Stacy's house. We turn around and go back for it.
It doesn't take Max long before he is passed out. This is
really the only way to get him to nap lately. I tend to plan
out our day so that he will fall asleep in the car and I can
transfer him to his bed. I know it's not ideal but he definitely
still needs a nap. What's even more irritating is that he totally
still naps at daycare. And apparently doesn't even fight it.
Rob wakes Max up around 4:05. I was asleep on the couch.
They come down and start to watch some TV.
I leave to run some errands and pick up dinner.
We get BiBiBop takeout - rice bowls. Max has turkey,
pineapple, and applesauce. After dinner, we decide to head
to the park for some family time. It's so nice to be together.
So often it's just one of us with Max while the other
stays back to work on something at home or run a separate
errand. Otherwise, how does our household stay afloat?
If you have suggestions, please chime in :)
We brought a towel for the slides (which was a good call
because everything was soaked). I'm trying to get better
about not falling back on the TV so much. Max does really
like to be outside....and it helps him burn off that never
ending energy - so really it's a win win.
stories, more laundry, wrapping Stacy's birthday
gifts, and sorting out all the crap in our front hallway.
This was a very normal, busy Saturday for the Haucks.
Sunday's almost here!
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